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State Dems accuse GOP of ‘fear-mongering’ after election-integrity announcement

June 10, 2026 10:04 amJune 10, 2026 11:50 am

Democratic officials on Tuesday condemned state Republicans for “fear-mongering” after a GOP task force alleged that hundreds of non-citizens are on New Jersey’s voter rolls. The Republican Party’s election-integrity task force issued a press release Monday alleging that Motor Vehicle...

NJ-12 Green Party candidate withstands ballot challenge from independent candidate

June 9, 2026 4:39 pmJune 9, 2026 4:45 pm

Green Party candidate Andres Jinete will remain on the ballot in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district after a challenge from an independent also seeking the seat. Winston Jordan, running under the slogan “Get Money Out,” dropped his ballot challenge to...

Judge to tackle legality of out-of-state petition circulators for third-party nominations

June 9, 2026 1:33 pm

An administrative law judge will determine Wednesday whether Libertarian Lana Leguía can stay on the ballot in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district after the majority of her petition signatures were collected by non-residents of New Jersey. Leguía is challenging a...

State GOP alleges MVC shortcomings allow ‘hundreds’ of non-citizens to join voter rolls

June 8, 2026 6:13 pmJune 10, 2026 11:16 am

The New Jersey GOP’s election-integrity task force claims it has found “hundreds” of non-citizens listed on the Garden State’s voter rolls, the party announced in a Monday press release. The announcement doesn’t specify how many registered voters the task force...

N.J. voter rolls grow by 8.5k in May, with large Democratic gains ahead of primary

June 1, 2026 2:44 pmJune 1, 2026 4:46 pm

New Jersey’s voter rolls grew by more than 8,500 people in May, with Democrats adding more than 7,000 last month, state data shows. With last month’s registrants tallied, 6,688,363 people are now registered to vote in New Jersey, an increase...

Senate Judiciary panel clears John Lewis voting-rights legislation

May 21, 2026 4:19 pmMay 22, 2026 8:04 am

A state Senate panel on Thursday cleared voting-rights legislation that advocates say will bolster protections for New Jersey’s voters of color after a Supreme Court decision last month struck down many such provisions in federal law. The Senate Judiciary Committee...

Piscataway school board endorses ranked-choice voting

May 19, 2026 3:20 pm

The Piscataway Board of Education voted last week to endorse state legislation that would allow ranked-choice voting in local elections. Piscataway is the 10th municipality, including Hoboken, Montclair, and Princeton, to support ranked-choice voting in some official capacity, whether from...